G F#m Am D G [Verse] G C Every generation, blames the one before G C And all of their frustrations, come beating on your door F I know that I'm a prisoner, to all my father held so dear Am I know that I'm a hostage, to all his hopes and fears D7 G I just wish I could have told him in the living years G C Crumpled bits of paper, filled with imperfect thought G C Stilted conversations, I'm afraid that's all we've got F You say you just don't see it, he says it's perfect sense Am You just can't get agreement, in this present tense D7 G We all talk a different language, talking in defence [Chorus] G C Say it loud, say it clear Am D G You can listen as well as you hear G C It's too late when we die Am D G To admit we don't see eye to eye [Verse] G C So we open up a quarrel, between the present and the past G C We only sacrifice the future, it's the bitterness that lasts F So don't yield to the fortunes, you sometimes see as fate Am It may have a new perspective, on a different day D7 G And if you don't give up and don't give in, you may just be okay [Chorus] G C Say it loud, say it clear Am D G You can listen as well as you hear G C It's too late when we die Am D G To admit we don't see eye to eye [Verse] G C I wasn't there that morning, when my father passed away G C I didn't get to tell him, all the things I had to say F I think I caught his spirit, later that same year Am I'm sure I heard his echo, in my baby's new born tears D7 G I just wish I could have told him in the living years [Chorus] G C Say it loud, say it clear Am D G You can listen as well as you hear G C It's too late when we die Am D G To admit we don't see eye to eye [Outro] G So say it, say it, say it loud, (say it loud) say it loud C (Say it clear) Come on say it clear G (Say it loud) Don't give up, don't give in C (Say it clear) And don't look back 'til it's too late (Fade)